Drac’s pack is back for an all-new monster comedy adventure in Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 2! Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania… Dracula’s rigid monster-only hotel policy has finally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffins, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But little
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Is it game over for Adam Sandler? His new comedy, “Pixels,” opened over the weekend to a mediocre $24 million, a disappointing result for the $88 million project. Sandler’s latest box office lemon comes on the heels of “The Cobbler” (Sandler’s lowest-grossing title ever, which opened to just $24,000 from 20 theaters in March), 2014’s “Blended” (the Drew Barrymore reteaming that mustered $46 million), “That’s My Boy” (a pairing with Andy Samberg that eked out $37 million) and “Jack and Jill” (the cross-dressing comedy that landed some of the worst reviews of his career). His only recent hits have been the 2013 sequel to “Grown Ups” (which netted $133 million) and “Hotel Transylvania,” an animated film that didn’t require him to be onscreen.

Here’s how Sandler’s box office career went from $4 billion in ticket sales to ice cold.

Nobody expected "Pixels," Adam Sandler's homage to Pac-Man and other vintage video games, to gobble up dollars the way Sandler's movies used to. Yet "Pixels" still disappointed, even by Sandler's declining standards.

Predictions were in the range of $25 to $35 million for the debut of the action comedy. At least it was supposed to premiere in first place. But the movie may not even have reached those low bars. It opened this weekend with an estimated $24.0 million, putting it about $800,000 behind the week-old "Ant-Man." Those numbers may change by the time final figures are released on Monday, and "Pixels" could come out on top by the time all the quarters are spent. But it would still be one of the lowest opening weekends of Sandler's career.

It would also be the latest in a downward trend that's marked the comedian's box office for at least four years. Aside from his
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My, oh my, at one point Adam Sandler was a comedian that could do no wrong, at least in the eyes of the general moviegoing audience, but the stench has finally caught on and people are looking the other way. Sandler's films used to be easy $40 million openers and $100+ overall domestic releases, and he did manage as much in 2013 with Grown Ups 2, but other than that sophomoric effort it's been numbers like $14.2m (Blended), $13.4m (That's My Boy) and $25m (Jack and Jill) over the last few years and now Pixels, carrying an $88 million budget, can't even secure the top spot over the second weekend of a less-than-stellar Marvel release.
Ant-Man takes the top spot again, dipping a rather hefty 56% for a second weekend $24.9 million, bringing its cume to $106 million. As for Pixels, it opened with $24 million and a "B" CinemaScore. I guess there is a shelf life for subpar comedy,
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Adam Sandler’s star appears to have dimmed significantly, after “Pixels,” a slice of arcade game nostalgia that recruited the likes of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong to appear alongside the funnyman, opened to a disappointing $24 million at the domestic box office.

The critically derided comedy finished up just behind Disney and Marvel’s “Ant-Man,” which picked up first place and $24.8 million in its second weekend. That marks the weakest chart-topping performance since April 24 when “Furious 7,” then in its fourth week of release, bested all challengers with $17.8 million. So far, “Ant-Man” has earned $106.1 million stateside.

The weekend box office race unfolded in the shadow of a shocking act of violence after a gunman opened fire during a Thursday night screening of “Trainwreck” in Louisiana, killing two women and injuring nine people before turning the weapon on himself. Safety concerns across the country may have caused some consumers to steer clear of cinemas.
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I think the winner this weekend is Pixels, by a comfortable margin, but not by so much that it would be crazy if it didn't pull it off. Pretty basic reasoning here, it's still the summer, this is a family film, and they've got some nostalgia in there for the adults too. Plus, finally, a chance for old dad to impress someone with his Pac-Man skills immediately after the film. My closest comparison was Hotel Transylvania, another thematic Sandler vehicle. Yeah, one was animated and the other one is live-action, loaded with CGI, but they should end up at the same place financially. I've got it coming in at $40 million. What do you thinkc
Paper Towns has a very easy similar film for us to consider, The Fault in Our Stars. No, not thematically, but the source material is angsty and tweeny, not that I'm deriding it, because I've read and enjoyed them all.
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Drac’s pack is back for an all-new monster comedy adventure in Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 2! Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania… Dracula’s rigid monster-only hotel policy has finally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffins, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But little do they know that Drac’s grumpy and very old,
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Now that Dracula (Adam Sandler) has opened the Hotel Transylvania’s doors to humans, things are changing for the better; however, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing his vampire side. So, while Mavis and Johnny are away, Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But things
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It's happening. They're making an emoji movie. And this is on top of Lego movies galore, a Minecraft movie, and whatever this Pixels thing is. Deadline is reporting updates on both projects, at separate studios. The Minecraft movie has been in the works for a while, since the game is has been very successful for a while now. The big news is that Rob McElhenney, best known for co-creating and co-starring in the FX series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", will be directing the Minecraft movie for Warner Bros. Originally it had Shawn Levy attached, but that's no longer the case. As for the emoji movie, Sony Pictures Animation (Hotel Transylvania, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) just won the auction for a pitch based on emoji.
The emoji movie pitch included co-writers Eric Siegel and Anthony Leondis on the script, with Leondis attached to direct. He has quite a bit of animation experience previously,
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Hotel Transylvania: As the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 2 prepares for its theatrical release on September 25, a television version is under development. While the movies have revolved around Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), the proposed series would focus on Dracula's teenage daughter Mavis and her friends. Selena Gomez voiced the character in the movies (above), but it's not known who will take on the role for television. The series is aiming to launch in eary 2017. [The Wrap]
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"The hilarious characters and clever premise of Hotel Transylvania set the stage for endless story possibilities," said Colin Bohm, VP and Head of Corus Kids.

Sony Animation president Kristine Belson added: "Audiences have embraced the world and characters of Hotel Transylvania, so we are thrilled to be partnering with Nelvana to take them on new adventures."

2012's Hotel Transylvania earned about $360 million (£228m) at the global box office, and also won a Golden Globe nomination.

Hotel Transylvania: As the animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 2 gets prepared for its theatrical release on September 25, a television version is under development. While the movies have revolved around Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), the proposed series would focus on Dracula's teenage daughter Mavis and her friends. Selena Gomez voiced the character in the movies (above), but it's not known who will take on the role for television. The series is aiming to launch in early 2017....

Is there real, How To Train Your Dragon-level demand for a Hotel Transylvania spin-off TV series? Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana Enterprises certainly think so, as the company is developing a new series based on the film.While you might wonder how they’ll get Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade and the rest to commit to longer recording sessions (or whether they’ll simply opt for sound-alikes), it appears the show is going in a slightly different direction. Its focus, according to Deadline, will be on Dracula’s daughter Mavis, voiced in the film and its upcoming sequel by Selena Gomez, and even then will be set in her teenage years, so even Gomez’s services may not be necessary.If this goes ahead, there’s a chance they can then score Sandler and co. for occasional drop-ins. And while the movie might not match, say the figures of the Dragon films,
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“The hilarious characters and clever premise of Hotel Transylvania set the stage for endless story possibilities,” said Colin Bohm, VP and Head of Corus Kids, with Sony Animation president Kristine Belson adding that, “Audiences have embraced the world and characters of Hotel Transylvania, so we are thrilled to be partnering with Nelvana to take them on new adventures.”

The show is set to tell the story of the teenage years of Dracula’s daughter, Mavis, and her ghoulish friends. No word yet on
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Another toon feature has its eye on the small screen. This time, it’s Hotel Transylvania, which Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana are developing as a TV series ahead of the feature sequel’s fall debut. Focusing on the teenage years of Dracula's daughter, Mavis, and her friends, the series will be developed and produced by Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Studio in Toronto and eyed for an early 2017 premiere. Rick Mischel of Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana’s Colin Bohm…
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Another toon feature has its eye on the small screen. This time, it’s Hotel Transylvania, which Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana are developing as a TV series ahead of the feature sequel’s fall debut. Focusing on the teenage years of Dracula's daughter, Mavis, and her friends, the series will be developed and produced by Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Studio in Toronto and eyed for an early 2017 premiere. Rick Mischel of Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana’s Colin Bohm…
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Welcome to the “Hotel Transylvania” TV series: Sony Pictures Animation and Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana are developing an animated small-screen show based on the Adam Sandler-lead feature films.
The TV series will focus on the teenage years of Dracula’s daughter Mavis and her friends. The episodic animated monster comedy will be developed and produced by Nelvana Studio in Toronto and is slated to launch on air in early 2017. Selena Gomez voices Mavis in the films, but casting for the TV series has yet to be announced.
Distribution for the “Hotel Transylvania” TV series will be handled by Sony Pictures Television in the U.
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“Hotel Transylvania,” the 2012 kid-focused film centered on a hotel for monsters and ghouls, is being prepared for a shot at TV. Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana is developing a new animated TV series based on the feature film, from Sony Pictures Animation.

The animated monster comedy television series will be developed and produced by Nelvana Studio in Toronto, which is partnering with Sony Pictures Animation, and is slated to launch on air in early 2017.

“We’re excited to be entering into a new relationship with Sony Pictures Animation to extend the world of ‘Hotel Transylvania’ into a new TV series,” said Colin Bohm, vice president, and head of Corus Kids, in a statement. “The hilarious characters and clever premise of ‘Hotel Transylvania’ set the stage for endless story possibilities.”

“Hotel Transylvania 2,” the theatrical sequel to Sony Pictures Animation’s comedy, is scheduled to be released in North America on September 25.

Hotel Transylvania and Dracula (Adam Sandler)'s lavish five-stake resort are headed to TV.
Sony Pictures has tapped Canadian cartoon producer Nelvana to produce an animated TV show based on the Sony Animation hit film. The small-screen adaptation will focus on the teenage years of Dracula’s daughter, Mavis, and her friends.
An early 2017 TV airdate is planned.
“Audiences have embraced the world and characters of Hotel Transylvania, so we are thrilled to be partnering with Nelvana to take them on new adventures, expanding on the teenage years of Mavis and her friends at the world-famous monster five-

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